Story sacks

What is a story sack? a large cloth bag containing a children's book with supporting materials to stimulate reading activities and make shared reading a memorable and enjoyable experience.

What might a story sack contain? soft toys of the book's main characters, props and scenery that parents and other adults can use with children to bring a book to life a non-fiction book on the same theme an audio-tape of the story a language-based game a short guide containing questions to ask about the story

Some examples ... ‘Owl Babies’ by M. Waddell

Some examples ... ‘The Little Red Hen’

Relevant links So, you want to tell a story? A partnership between First Steps and Storysack creator Neil Griffiths has developed a new approach to storytelling (September 2004) Public libraries: Some libraries stock a selection of story bags Imitation, innovation and imitation: using storytelling to help children understand narrative language and then use it in their own writing